Energy

Excellencies, 
Colleagues, 
Ladies and gentlemen,

It is my pleasure to be here with you and participate in this important discussion on catalyzing finance and investment for the achievement of SDG 7.

Excellencies, 
Colleagues, 
Ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you,  Ambassador Martin Bille Hermann of Denmark and Mr. Francesco La Camera, Director General of IRENA for your invitation to participate in this important event. 

NEW YORK 12 JUNE 2020 – Universal access to sustainable energy remains a major requirement for the world’s most vulnerable countries to gain a foothold in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

According to the latest Tracking SDG7 energy progress report, promising progress toward energy access, renewable energy and energy efficiency has been made however efforts are falling well short of the scale required to meet the SDG 7 targets by 2030.

Excellencies, 
Distinguished delegates, 
Ladies and gentlemen, 

First, I wish to congratulate IRENA for the leadership and vision you show in and for the renewable energy sector. 

Excellencies, 
Distinguished delegates, 
Ladies and gentlemen, 

First, I thank Mr. Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA, for bringing us together at this important meeting. 

I also must congratulate IRENA for your continued and strong focus on SIDS. 

LILONGWE, 9 October 2019 – Malawi, a least developed country (LDC), has an opportunity to achieve 100% access to electricity by 2030 according to the Malawi Sustainable Energy Study launched today in the country’s capital.

NEW YORK – 27 September, 2019: The United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have today underscored their commitment to strengthen cooperation aimed at advancing renewable energy in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

The policy briefs focus on links between SDG 7 and the SDGs that will be under review at the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) taking place in New York,  namely SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), SDG 10 (reduced inequalities), SDG 13 (climate action), SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions), and SDG 17 (partnerships for the Goals), which is reviewed annually. The report comes at the midpoint of the UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All 2014-2024, and was launched during a midpoint review conducted at t

This report makes a clear case that there is an urgency in accelerating access to clean, affordable and reliable energy in all of the LDCs, and that this will only happen if governments, investors, donors and the private sector work together to unlock investment.